EQUIPThe Verge · 1h ago
Squarespace is laying off 19 percent of employees
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Squarespace is reducing its workforce by 19 percent, resulting in approximately 300 departures from its 1,800-person staff. The company intends to simplify operations and sharpen internal priorities through this restructuring.
- 01Squarespace will eliminate around 300 jobs to streamline its organizational structure
- 02Management cites operational simplification and sharpened priorities as primary drivers for the reduction
- 03The layoffs impact nearly one-fifth of the company total headcount of 1,800 employees
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The website-building platform Squarespace is laying off 19 percent of its employees as it works to "simplify" its operations, Squarespace spokesperson Jeff Seedman says in a statement to The Verge. The job cuts will affect around 300 of Squarespace's 1,800 employees. "The changes are intended to simplify how we operate, sharpen our priorities and enable […]